- Clouds fly higher during the day than the night.
- Greek philosopher and mathematician Pythagoras lived around the year 500 BC and is known for his Pythagorean theorem relating to the three sides of a right angle triangle: a^2 + b^2 = c^2.
- The term 007 was derived from 20007, the home zip code of many Washington, D.C. agents.
- Ichthyophobia is the fear of fish.
- The average person has over 1,460 dreams a year.
- Bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers were all all invented by women.
- You're more likely to be killed by a champagne cork than by a poisonous spider.
- Pelicans consume around a 1/3 of its body weight in a single meal.
- When 2 zebras stand side by side they usually face each other in opposite directions to keep an eye out for predators.
- A sharks top speed is 70kmh (44mph).
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